Frederick Samuel Dellenbaugh collection of photographs and drawings of the Colorado River region.
Container / Volume:
Box 4 | Folder 119
Image Count:
2
Resource Type:
Prints & Photographs
Abstract:
A view of canyon wall with incised inscription "" F.S. Dellenbaugh C.R.E. ex / Buffalo N.Y. / January 25 / 1873"" and a few other inscriptions.
Description:
Frederick Samuel Dellenbaugh, a member of John Wesley Powells second expedition down the Colorado River (1871-1873); auth and Many photographic contact sheets and reference prints from original negatives not included in Beinecke Library Digital Images Online.
Frederick Samuel Dellenbaugh collection of photographs and drawings of the Colorado River region.
Container / Volume:
Box 4 | Folder 119
Image Count:
2
Resource Type:
Prints & Photographs
Abstract:
A view of canyon wall with incised inscription "" F.S. Dellenbaugh C.R.E. ex / Buffalo N.Y. / January 25 / 1873"" and a few other inscriptions.
Description:
Many photographic contact sheets and reference prints from original negatives not included in Beinecke Library Digital Images Online. Inscribed verso: Taken by Seward Scarff of / Nutley N.Y. 1925. / 17 Oak Ridge Ave / Taken May 1-1924 / Fred S. Dellenbaug
The tenth drawing in a series of twelve that follow a tradition of producing a series on modern morals, a tradition established earlier in the 18th century by artists such as William Hogarth. In this series, twin brothers are bestowed an equal fortune. One brother, Edward, husbands his wealth and on his death, passes on his fortune; whilst the other brother, Charles, squanders his, leaving his family destitute and In this tenth drawing, Charles is confronted by two fellow prisoners as he enters his prison cell. The guard on the left looks in as he holds his key on the lock. The cell contains a single bed, a broken chair, a broken jug, a broadside posted to the wall along with graffiti including the initials "G.B."
Description:
Title from pencil notation below title., Signed "Dodd" in lower left and numbered '10' in ink in the upper right., Date range based on artist's active dates., and For further information, consult library staff.
Subject (Topic):
Allegorical drawings, Cells (Rooms & spaces), Debt, Graffiti, Prison guards, Prisoners, Prisons, Parables, and Political elections
